March 3, 2012 – Joshua 22

Almost instantly we see the two divisions about to go to war. Not only did they have all these lands around them, but they had incredible tension between the tribes. And this was all over a misunderstanding and a fear about what might happen in the future. There was a fear of what the future generations would believe and that they would not follow the Lord. It is not an unreasonable fear. How many people have parents that wonder why their children have left the Church. It only takes a generation or so to see a dramatic shift. And when it happens, it appears there is little a parent can do for it, at that point, the damage appears to be done. Those that went across the Jordan had no idea what might happen on the other side. They wanted to make sure that connection remained.